When the queen saw that she had already met with all the concubines in the harem and explained everything she needed to say, she gave her a few more instructions in gentle words and let her go.
Fengzao Palace is some distance away from Cining Palace. Hai'e leads the way, and Su Wanti follows.
A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the Cining Palace where the Empress Dowager lived.
From a distance, Su Wanti heard the girl's clear laughter coming from the direction of the Cining Palace.
She stopped in front of the gate of the Cining Palace and saw a group of young and lovely palace maids busying around in the Plum Blossom Courtyard of the palace.
Some picked red plums, some collected fallen snow...
The little palace maids all had smiles on their faces and chatted from time to time, looking very relaxed and happy.
"It seems that the Empress Dowager treats the palace maids very well." Su Wanti said softly.
Hai'e, who was standing by, smiled and said, "Yes, the Queen Mother has a kind personality and is very good to the concubines and palace maids in the harem."
There was a palace servant guarding the palace gate. When he saw a concubine coming to pay her respects to the empress dowager, he went into the palace to inform her.
Su Wanti and Hai'e stood outside the palace gate, waiting for the palace maid to come back.
After a while, the palace maid who was guarding the gate came back. She looked solemn and said respectfully:
"The Empress Dowager got up early today and is a little tired now. She is resting. Please go back, Concubine Wan."
Su Wanti looked up and saw that the palace maids were laughing so loudly that it could reach the inner hall. If the empress dowager was resting, how could they dare to make such noise?
I guess the Queen Mother doesn't want to see her.
But it doesn’t matter, there is a long way to go and we will meet again someday.
Su Wanti still had the same gentle smile as when she came, "Then I won't disturb the Empress Dowager's rest. I will take my leave now."
Hai'e knew clearly that the empress dowager had never seen these beautiful and charming concubines. The former Concubine Fang and the current Imperial Concubine had only seen the empress dowager at palace banquets. The empress dowager never met them when they came to pay their respects alone.
When she took Su Wanti to the Empress Dowager's palace to pay her respects, she had thought of this outcome. She wondered if this new noble in the palace would accept it...
Hai'e carefully looked at Su Wanti's face, and seeing that she looked normal, she felt relieved.
The two were preparing to return to Ganxiao Palace. As they were walking, they saw a familiar figure coming towards them.
It’s Kang Yu.
Kang Yu came over happily and said to Su Wanti, "Empress Wan, the emperor asked me to take you somewhere."
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